Ludwig hirsch



(No Model.)

' L. HIRSGH.

ELECTRICAL TOY.

No.413,058. Patented Oct. 15, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT Urrrcn.

LUDWVIG HIRSOH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ELECTRICAL TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,058, dated October15, 1889'.

Application filed March 8, 1889. Serial No. 302,524. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LUDWIG HInsoH, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Electrical Toys, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved electrical toy, by which theeffect of frictional or static electricity is illustrated in a veryeffective manner and with inexpensive means; and the invention consistsof a toy figure the body of which is made of tissue or other thin paperand of stiffer paper attached to said body of thin paper, and providedwith a base that can be folded into the same plane with the toy figure..When the thin paper body is placed under the influence of a bodycharged with frictional electricity, it is attracted by the same, so asto execute a number of movements as long as it is subjected to theinfluence of said charged body.

I11 the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 to 5 represent perspectiveviews of different toy figures, which can be used for demonstratingstatic or frictional electricity; and Fig. 6 is'a top view of one ofsaid figures shown folded into the plane of its base, so as to beconveniently stored away in a box.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My improved electrical toy figures are made of tissue or other thinpaper and cut into any suitable shape, so as to represent animals orother bodies. The figures A, of tissue or other thin paper, are appliedto a supporting-strip B, of stiffer paper, which is made integral with asuitable base-piece O, the paper strip B being bent up at right a11-gles to the base 0 or folded into the same plane therewith, as shown,respectively, in Figs. 2 and 6.

A number of toy figures of different shapes are finished in suitablecolors and configurations and attached to stiffer supporting-strips l3,and supplied in a box in connection with a hard-rubber plate or othersuitable body which serves as a condenser for the static or frictionalelectricity. By rubbing the rubber plate on woolen clothing it ischarged with static electricity, so as to attract, when approached tothe toy figures, the ends which are bent toward the charged body. Byapproaching the charged body toward or moving it away from the toyfigure the toy figures follow the movements of the body and performthereby different movements, which are amusing to the young and old, asthey illustrate in a very simple and cheap manner the fundamentalprinciple of static or frictional electricity.

I'Iaving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. An electrical toy figure composed of amain part or body of tissue or other thin paper and a supporting-stripof stiff paper for said body, so that the latter can be attracted by abody charged with frictional electricity, substantially as set forth.

2. An electrical toy figure composed of a body of tissue or other thinpaper, a supporting-strip of stiff paper, and a base made inte gral withstrip, so that the latter and the body of the toy figure can be foldedinto one plane with the same, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedmyname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LUDWIG l-IIRSCH.

Witnesses:

CARL KARP, M. GoLDsTEIN.

